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Keep Pacifica Beautiful Through Public Art Program
Public art contributes to the overall vitality of a community. Public art, including murals, stimulates creativity, imagination and adds a unique human quality to the community environment and enriches public spaces. The City's "Keep Pacifica Beautiful Through Public Art Program" focuses on soliciting for and implementing durable art projects at City-owned locations. The program works on a sponsorship model, in which interested community groups, businesses, neighborhoods, or individuals sponsor public art and/or murals in public areas.
More information about the program and the application form can be found under the Documents & Items of Interest and Reports & Resolutions tabs to the left of the main Beautification Advisory Committee page.
Public Art/Mural Projects
"Splash of Color" Mural
- More information about the "Splash of Color Mural" at 1300 Oceana Boulevard (Eureka Square)
- Enlarged Artist Design
"Unity Project/Four Directions" Mural
For more information about the "Unity Project/Four Directions Mural" currently being installed at the Linda Mar Beach Restrooms (Anza Pump Station), please follow this link: "Unity Project / Four Directions Mural"
Mural Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Portolá Expedition
The mural at the Pacifica Community Center is the first project following the passage of the new “Keep Pacifica Beautiful Through Public Art Program,” developed by the Beautification Advisory Committee (BAC) and approved by the City Council.
On November 2, 2019, the City of Pacifica, in partnership with San Mateo County, the National Park Service at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and other agencies, met to commemorate “Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Day,” a story of two people -- the indigenous population and their culture, and the arrival of the Spanish colonists. It was on November 4, 1769, that Spanish captain Gaspar de Portola and his men first sighted San Francisco Bay, a defining event in California history, and one that has been recognized in Pacifica for decades.
The research for the mural’s content, by local Pacifica muralist, Jeffrey Wong, included review of written documents and conversation with Dr. Jonathan Cordero, chairman of the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone and one of the last descendants of Ramaytush Ohlone, who resided along Calera Creek in the Rockaway quarry area.
The mural depicts the abundance and natural beauty of the area that had been sustainably managed by the Ramaytush-Ohlone for centuries, and a time when two cultures came together peacefully.
Example of the Mural:
The theme of the mural is in recognition of the 250th year sighting of San Francisco Bay by Spanish explorers in November 1769, which depicts the natural lush beauty and richness of wildlife in the area that was documented by the diarists on the expedition. An ill Spanish explorer is aided by others making the journey and those they meet, the indigenous Ramaytush Ohlone people, who helped the famished foot soldiers that were suffering from scurvy.
This mural is separate piece that depicts an indigenous person in a canoe with spirit animals around the person. This mural may also be painted, depending on space availability.
Further Information About the Mural and the 250th Anniversary Event and the Ramaytush Ohlone People